Arnold Schwarzenegger has come a long way from when he was born on 30th July 1947 in a very small town in Austria called Thal. From his early bodybuilding career, to movie star and to now becoming the 38th Governor of California. He has done more than most could ever dream of.

So let’s look back at where it all began and how he started his bodybuilding career. It all began when he moved from Austria to the USA in 1968, at the age of just 21. He had a very strong accent and didn’t know anyone, so he started going to the gym. Not just any gym though, it was Gold’s Gym in Santa Monica. Which is now one of the most popular gym’s in the world.

He started training hard with some friends he met at the gym including Ric Drasin and Billy Graham, who are well known in their own rights. It took him just 2 years to win the Mr. Olympia title, of which he then went on to win it another 6 times. He makes no secret of the fact that he did used to take anabolic steroids when they legal. He states that he used them to keep his muscles a constant size and not for growing them any further.

Arnold Schwarzeneggr Training

Arnold Schwarzeneggr Mr.Olympia 1975